Sylva; Or, A Discourse of Forest Trees. Vol. 1 (of 2)
by John Evelyn
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Chapters (48)
- SYLVA: OR A DISCOURSE OF FOREST TREES & THE PROPAGATION OF TIMBER V O L U M E O N E
- CONTENTS.
- VOLUME I.
- VOLUME II.
- INTRODUCTION.
- I Evelyn & his literary contemporaries Isaac Walton & Samuel Pepys.
- II Evelyn’s Childhood, Early Education, and Youth.
- III Evelyn’s Early Manhood, Continental Travels and Studies, Voluntary Exile, and Return to England 1647.
- IV Evelyn’s Attitude during the Commonwealth 1647-1660.
- V Evelyn’s Career after the Restoration. (1660-1685).
- VI Evelyn’s Declining Years (1685-1706).
- VII Evelyn’s Literary Works.
- VIII Evelyn’s Influence on British Arboriculture.
- TO THE KING.
- TO THE READER.
- ADVERTISEMENT.
- BOOKS Published by the AUTHOR of this Discourse
- Amico carissimo Johanni Evelyno, Armigero, e Societate Regali Londini, J. Beale, S.P.D. In Silvam.
- Nobilissimo Viro Johanni Evelyno, Regalis Soc. Socio dignissimo.
- ΕΙΣ ΤΗΝ ΤΟΥ ΠΑΤΡΟΣ ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΙΑΝ
- THE G A R D E N. To J. Evelyn, Esquire.
- DENDROLOGIA THE FIRST BOOK CHAPTER I. Of the Earth, Soil, Seed, Air, and Water.
- CHAPTER II. Of the Seminary and of Transplanting.
- CHAPTER III. Of the Oak.
- CHAPTER IV. Of the Elm.
- CHAPTER V. Of the Beech.
- CHAPTER VI. Of the Horn-beam.
- CHAPTER VII. Of the Ash.
- CHAPTER VIII. Of the Chesnut.
- CHAPTER IX. Of the Wallnut.
- CHAPTER X. Of the Service, and black cherry-tree.
- CHAPTER XI. Of the Maple.
- CHAPTER XII. Of the Sycomor.
- CHAPTER XIII. Of the Lime-Tree.
- CHAPTER XIV. Of the Poplar, Aspen, and Abele.
- CHAPTER XV. Of the Quick-Beam.
- CHAPTER XVI. Of the Hasel.
- CHAPTER XVII. Of the Birch.
- CHAPTER XVIII. Of the Alder.
- CHAPTER XIX. Of the Withy, Sallow, Ozier, and Willow.
- CHAPTER XX. Of Fences, Quick-sets, &c.
- DENDROLOGIA THE SECOND BOOK CHAPTER I. Of the Mulberry.
- CHAPTER II. Of the Platanus, Lotus, Cornus, Acacia, &c.
- CHAPTER III. Of the Fir, Pine, Pinaster, Pitch-tree, Larsh, and Subterranean trees.
- CHAPTER IV. Of the Cedar, Juniper, Cypress, Savine, Thuya &c.
- CHAPTER V. Of the Cork, Ilex, Alaternus, Celastrus, Ligustrum, Philyrea, Myrtil, Lentiscus, Olive, Granade, Syring, Jasmine and other Exoticks.
- CHAPTER VI. Of the Arbutus, Box, Yew, Holly, Pyracanth, Laurel, Bay, &c.
- CHAPTER VII. Of the infirmities of trees, &c.
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